Job Title: Full Stack Node.JS & AWS Generative AI Engineer
Location: Des Moines, IA 50309
Work Arrangement: Hybrid (3 Days Onsite)
Employment Type: Contract
Duration: 6 months (June 22, 2026 – December 31, 2026)
Pay Range: $50.45/hr. to $55.38/hr. on W2 | $64.29/hr. to $72.00/hr. on C2C
Domain: Healthcare / Insurance Technology
Application Deadline: June 20, 2026
Note: The selection process includes a rigorous live technical coding assessment.
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SKILLS REQUIRED
Primary (Must-Have):
• Node.js & TypeScript: Professional backend and full-stack development experience utilizing TypeScript as the primary ecosystem.
• AWS Cloud Ecosystem: Hands-on mastery of foundational AWS services including Lambda, API Gateway, S3, EventBridge, DynamoDB, PostgreSQL, CloudWatch, and AWS Fargate.
• AWS Bedrock & Generative AI: Minimum of 1 year of production experience building Generative AI platforms, enterprise knowledge assistants, and chatbots.
• RAG Architecture: Strong understanding of Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) paradigms, including embeddings, text chunking strategies, semantic retrieval, and vector search.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Advanced automation provisioning using AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK) to build and deploy architecture.
• Core Engineering Fundamentals: Deep proficiency in RESTful API engineering, software testing, debugging, and production CI/CD pipelines.
Secondary (Good to Have):
• LLM Fine-Tuning & Controls: Practical knowledge adjusting hyperparameters (top-k, top-p) and structuring prompt design for improved grounding and reliability.
• AI Security Governance: Experience establishing guardrails, mitigation techniques for hallucinations, and safety controls against prompt injection or jailbreak attempts.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Proven ability to interface with product, QA, architecture, and information security departments within a high-velocity environment.
POSITION OVERVIEW
We are searching for a Senior Full Stack AI Engineer to design and deploy enterprise-scale Generative AI applications out of our Des Moines, IA office. This hybrid role requires a strong, hands-on engineering background centered on Node.js/TypeScript and AWS. You will be responsible for bringing AI capabilities (such as RAG-driven knowledge assistants and custom copilots) out of experimental stages and into production-grade business workflows. The ideal candidate is a high-output builder who thrives in structural coding assessments and enjoys solving complex data orchestration challenges.
ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES
• Design, build, and deploy secure, backend-heavy full-stack architectures and enterprise APIs that smoothly hook AI capabilities into core business operations.
• Construct production-ready Generative AI features using AWS Bedrock, optimizing chatbot frameworks and automated search systems through structured RAG concepts.
• Maintain entire cloud environments using AWS CDK for Infrastructure as Code, deploying containerized applications into AWS Fargate and managing serverless endpoints.
• Configure and maintain robust database performance using both SQL (PostgreSQL) and NoSQL (DynamoDB) solutions to scale alongside model requirements.
• Establish technical controls for LLM performance, executing defensive software design patterns to intercept prompt injections, mitigate hallucinations, and ensure output quality.
• Participate actively in code reviews, technical documentation creation, and cross-functional planning sessions alongside QA, cloud architecture, and security stakeholders.
BENEFITS
Medical | Dental | Vision | 401(k)
EEOC Compliance
We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.
DISCLAIMER
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